Anyone know anything about amaranth? Would I be able to grow it in Tucson, AZ or is it too hot here because it sucks? I love garnet amaranth and think it would be great by the front door.
i spent a good 45 minutes today finally hacking away at the dead growth on the bird of paradise plant in our back yard. it looks like i've done nothing much but the sheer biomass practically filled out 240L green waste bin. i'm not sure how this plant works but i'm hoping it'll promote some extra blooms... if not, at least i can see where the plant ends and the other bed begins now
Our biggest sunflower is now nearly 6ft tall. We have had a really cool and wet June/July so I am pleasantly surprised by how much they have grown. My coworkers have all been complaining about how their sunflowers haven’t done well this year.
I’m not sure how old our hydrangeas are, but they are obviously well established! The one in the back yard is so laden with blooms that all the blooms have now sunk to the bottom and the top is looking pretty sparse! I don’t know if I should be trimming it yet?
The existing flower bed in the back must have something good in it because everything I have planted in it has grown wonderfully. That’s where all the mint and the bee balm is, as well as a fuchsia (that’s giant and has a ton of blooms) despite it being a little sunnier than recommended!
Due to the high gravel content of my yard, this is three days of digging and assembly:
But I'm ready to fill with dirt. I've got a ceramic soil amendment to help the clay, and I'm going to work some compost in as well, before topping up with good soil. I was thinking that leaving rocks/gravel 1-2 ft down would help drainage, but now I'm second guessing myself.
Also: Our meadow lawn finally has something beyond just yarrow flowers!
My beets are doing pretty well this year, in previous years they barely grew roots at all. I think I should get 5-6 more next week.
Unfortunately something has killed most of my snow-peas again, I think it was a subterranean mammal or critter because there is no visible damage to the plants and they just up and died. I guess that's how gardening goes.
guys, I've been extremely rash. I bought basil.
Historically this has not ended well for me. Well, to be accurate, it has not ended well for the basil. But there was a sale on potted basil at the supermarket, so ...
Dear Basil thread - how many basil plants does it take to make a jar of pesto? My local plant shop has purple basil in stock, and the thought of purple pesto has tickled me.
We got a thick little basil for some swordfish dish my partner makes and then it was my job to try to keep it alive. 2.5 stalks are still upright and it's moved three times. I lost like 10 stalks the first week.
My parsley is huuuuge! What do I do with so much parsley?!
tabbouleh! i love parsley. you could dress it in lemon and chop up whatever else for a great salad. also pomegranate tabbouleh is 😘👌
on the topic of basil, i can never grow it but there are three massive bushes of greek basil - the perennial version - literally overspilling from a garden on my walk back from the shops. maybe taking enough for pesto would be crass... but a stem or two for pasta garnish? yoink
Greek basil, huh? maybe that'll be more able to withstand my version of 'gardening'.
Also it's been two weeks since I planted my whatchamits so here's a progress photo (also includes new basil)
the little fellow on the far right was being crowded in the left pot, so I transplanted it, and now it's a bit droopy . But it sent up a new shoot to grab the railing, so I'm hopeful it will perk up in a few days.
Greek basil, huh? maybe that'll be more able to withstand my version of 'gardening'.
Also it's been two weeks since I planted my whatchamits so here's a progress photo (also includes new basil)
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the little fellow on the far right was being crowded in the left pot, so I transplanted it, and now it's a bit droopy . But it sent up a new shoot to grab the railing, so I'm hopeful it will perk up in a few days.
Plants are always such drama babies about being transplanted.
I must’ve forgotten they were hot pink or else I would not have planted them next to the hot pink snapdragons.
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My allotment is currently so densely covered in weeds I spend my whole time there nervous that the predator is going to get me. But on the upside my water lily has flowered.
I am slowly amassing a collection of succulents on my desk. The grow lights are pretty bright though, so I have to wear a ball cap when I'm playing computer games so they don't hurt my eyes
I'm still pretty new to keeping plants, so I hope I don't kill them.
A storm killed the sunflowers under the squirrel feeder in our backyard. Not that we put any effort into them, but they were nice to see out of the window.
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They'll probably come back. Sunflowers are pernicious.
I went on holiday for a week and came back to this:
For context, that mass of greenery in the middle is two squash plants in a 100x50cm planter that is against the wall at the back of the picture. They were more or less confined to that planter when I left.
They have swamped the herb garden and are encroaching on the sprouting broccoli in the raised bed closest to the camera. They've also twined themselves through the tomatoes in the left of the picture (at the back, there are taller potato plants in front of them)
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maybe you don't but some of us are professionals, Linda
I already knew all that!
I’m not sure how old our hydrangeas are, but they are obviously well established! The one in the back yard is so laden with blooms that all the blooms have now sunk to the bottom and the top is looking pretty sparse! I don’t know if I should be trimming it yet?
But I'm ready to fill with dirt. I've got a ceramic soil amendment to help the clay, and I'm going to work some compost in as well, before topping up with good soil. I was thinking that leaving rocks/gravel 1-2 ft down would help drainage, but now I'm second guessing myself.
Also: Our meadow lawn finally has something beyond just yarrow flowers!
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My beets are doing pretty well this year, in previous years they barely grew roots at all. I think I should get 5-6 more next week.
Unfortunately something has killed most of my snow-peas again, I think it was a subterranean mammal or critter because there is no visible damage to the plants and they just up and died. I guess that's how gardening goes.
Historically this has not ended well for me. Well, to be accurate, it has not ended well for the basil. But there was a sale on potted basil at the supermarket, so ...
Pray for my poor doomed herb.
Godspeed
She laughed at me and cut more basil from them.
Everything else I planted is doing great. My tomato plants are out of control
I love my plant support group
Chimichurri!
Perhaps your Basil is faulty?
Walk into a crowded restaurant and start garnishing plates
Boo. BOOOOOOOOOOOO.
If you're only keeping it going for a week then yes, you're a murderer.
tabbouleh! i love parsley. you could dress it in lemon and chop up whatever else for a great salad. also pomegranate tabbouleh is 😘👌
on the topic of basil, i can never grow it but there are three massive bushes of greek basil - the perennial version - literally overspilling from a garden on my walk back from the shops. maybe taking enough for pesto would be crass... but a stem or two for pasta garnish? yoink
Also it's been two weeks since I planted my whatchamits so here's a progress photo (also includes new basil)
the little fellow on the far right was being crowded in the left pot, so I transplanted it, and now it's a bit droopy
Plants are always such drama babies about being transplanted.
I must’ve forgotten they were hot pink or else I would not have planted them next to the hot pink snapdragons.
It's so pink my phone camera cannot deal with it
I'm still pretty new to keeping plants, so I hope I don't kill them.
For context, that mass of greenery in the middle is two squash plants in a 100x50cm planter that is against the wall at the back of the picture. They were more or less confined to that planter when I left.
They have swamped the herb garden and are encroaching on the sprouting broccoli in the raised bed closest to the camera. They've also twined themselves through the tomatoes in the left of the picture (at the back, there are taller potato plants in front of them)
I'd read that they sprawled, but damn